Expression of c-met in human kidney fibroblasts induced by high glucose in vitro and the regulation of Radix Astragali

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 482-487

  Mou, Shan ^a   Ni, Zhao Hui ^a   Zhang, Qing Yi ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Diabetic nephropathy; Fibroblasts; Proto oncogene protein c met; Radix Astragali; Transforming growth factor betal

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; MANNITOL; MESSENGER RNA; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG MECHANISM; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FIBROBLASTS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 44349119220     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20080510     Document Type: Article

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